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A gold mining company shut down without notice has challenged the West Coast Regional Council to explain why it has put workers in limbo and capital at risk.Westcoast Mining Ltd has been working an alluvial site at Kaimata in the Arnold Valley, waiting for its resource consent to be finalised.But it was ordered by West Coast Regional Council staff who visited the site on May 30 to immediately stop all mining activities, the company’s consultant Chao Wang said.“In good faith and to ensure compliance we have ceased all operations and stood down our workforce until further notice,” Wang wrote in…
A cordless framing nailgun has been recalled across New Zealand due to a serious fault that could cause it to fire nails unintentionally.The recall affects the AEG 18V F-RAPIDFIRE 10GA 30º- 34º Framing Nailer, sold at Bunnings between August 1, 2021 and May 21, 2025.Nailguns were manufactured with a two step firing process: a trigger, and a contact safety tip.Product Safety NZ said the firmware of the nailgun might allow a nail to discharge through use of the trigger alone, bypassing the two-step safety process.”There is a risk of laceration injuries if the nailer discharges unintentionally.”Consumers were urged to stop…
ADVERTISEMENTEuropean leaders are voicing alarm over the military attacks launched overnight between Israel and Iran and calling for immediate de-escalation to avoid an all-out war that could spiral across the Middle East and beyond.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was one of the first heads of government to react, urging “all parties to step back and reduce tensions urgently”.”Escalation serves no one in the region. Stability in the Middle East must be the priority and we are engaging partners to de-escalate,” Starmer said on social media. “Now is the time for restraint, calm and a return to diplomacy.”His Dutch countepart, Dick…
Some subbies still owed money in the Du Val collapse say their companies have barely survived and they doubt they will ever see a cent.The Du Val property group is heading to court on Monday to try to fight the decision to put it into receivership and freeze the assets of founders Charlotte and Kenyon Clarke.The group of about 70 entities and the Clarkes themselves were put into receivership by the Financial Markets Authority last year, with the companies eventually put into the more serious statutory management by the government in August. At last count its debts were more than…
ADVERTISEMENTThis year’s Global Tech Ecosystem Index has crowned Paris as the top tech hub on the continent.The report analysed tech talent, innovation and investment in 288 cities and 69 countries.The French capital also placed fourth in the global ranking, while London ranked 6th.Cambridge, Munich, Stockholm and Grenoble were the only other European cities to make it to the global top 20.Cambridge shows best talent concentration in EuropeAnalysts say the UK has been attracting fewer funds in recent years. Its startups raised just slightly more than €19 billion in 2024, reportedly the lowest amount since 2020. Nonetheless, the UK remains a…
A person has been rescued from a fire engulfing two houses and threatening a third in Lyttelton this afternoon.The large fire has led to evacuations of nearby buildings as a precaution.Fire and Emergency NZ services were alerted to a person trapped in one of two houses on fire on Brittan Tce around 5.15pm.The person was confirmed to be out. “Upon arrival, crews discovered two houses well alight with another house being threatened,” a Fire and Emergency spokesperson told 1News. Thick smoke billows from a large fire engulfing two houses in Christchurch. (Source: 1News)There were six fire engines, one command unit,…
The man who murdered Christchurch mother and real estate agent Yanfei Bao has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum non-parole period of 17 and a half years. Tingjun Cao, who continues to deny the crime, was found guilty by a jury in December. He gave no reaction as the sentence was delivered by Justice Lisa Preston.The 54-year-old was forced to watch today’s hearing from another courtroom due to his constant outbursts as the judge attempted to get proceedings underway. He could be seen on the screen as the sentencing continued, sitting on the floor and at times with…
The Coroner has called investigations into the death of preschooler Lachie Jones, found dead in an oxidation pond near Gore, “a shambles”.Coroner Alexander Ho has instructed police to investigate the case for a third time – recommending “an experienced officer” from outside of Southland.Three-year-old Lachie Jones was found dead, more than a kilometre from his mother’s home and floating face up, on the evening of January 29, 2019.Coroner Alexander Ho spent five weeks at the Invercargill courthouse to held an inquest into the toddler’s death, over two separate phases last year, which finished in August last year.Two police investigations found…
A man in a wheelchair has been seriously injured following a collision with a bus in Napier this afternoon.Emergency services were alerted following reports of a crash involving a GoBay bus on Lee Rd, in Taradale, around 2.30pm, a police spokesperson told 1News.Go Bus, the operator, said a manager was sent to the site as soon as it was alerted to the incident and the injured man was taken to hospital.In a statement this afternoon, the chairman of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Transport Committee, Martin Williams, called the incident deeply distressing. “The wheelchair occupant is understood to have potentially serious injuries.“Our…
New Zealand’s Indian community is gathering at Auckland’s Mahatma Gandhi Centre tonight to pay respects to victims of the Ahmedabad airplane crash yesterday.So far, there is only one reported survivor among the 242 people who were on board the London-bound Air India flight that crashed in a residential neighbourhood within a minute of taking off from Ahmedabad’s international airport, according to media reports.At least 290 people were killed once dozens of victims on the ground were included in the death toll, CNN reported.Rescuers work at the site of an airplane that crashed in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat…